Rakoczy's Lieutenant

Rakoczy's Lieutenant (Hungarian: Rákóczi hadnagya) is a 1954 Hungarian historical adventure film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Tibor Bitskey, Éva Vass and Ferenc Zenthe.^[1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés. It is set during the War of Independence during the early eighteenth century. It was screened at the 1954 Locarno Film Festival. It was one of the most popular films at the Hungarian box office during the 1950s, drawing more than six and half million spectators.^[2]

Rakoczy's Lieutenant
Directed by	Frigyes Bán
Written by	Tibor Barabás
Produced by	Jenõ Katona Lajos Gulyás
Starring	Tibor Bitskey Éva Vass Ferenc Zenthe
Cinematography	Jean Badal
Edited by	Sándor Zákonyi
Music by	Ferenc Farkas
Production company	Magyar Filmgyártó Nemzeti Vállalat
Release date	4 February 1954 (1954-02-04)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Cast

• Tibor Bitskey : as Lt. János Bornemissza
• Éva Vass : as Anna Bíró
• Endre Gyárfás : as Matyi, Anna’s brother
• Ferenc Zenthe : as Miska Fekete
• Ferenc Pethes : as Miska Rácz
• Gellért Raksányi : as István Suhajda
• Sándor Deák : as Francis II Rákóczi
• Gábor Mádi Szabó : as János Bottyán
• József Timár : as Brigadier Dobay
• Miklós Sármássy : as Captain Inczédy
• Sándor Szabó : as Count Maximilan Starhemberg
• István Egri : as Pichler, colonel Labanc
• Béla Károlyi : as Count Miklós Bercsényi